Top 5 Zoom Events Alternatives in 2025: What IT Managers Actually Need to Know
Your CIO just approved budget for next year’s virtual events. Twenty conferences. Eight thousand attendees across all of them. You’re about to renew Zoom Events when your compliance officer sends an email: “Can we talk about data residency?” Three hours later, you’re searching for alternatives. Not because Zoom Events doesn’t work—it does. But because “Contact […]
Zoom Events vs Convay Big Meeting: The Sovereign Meeting Solution Event Managers Need
You’re planning a 2,000-person virtual conference. The agenda is locked. Speakers confirmed. Registration opens next week. Then you see the invoice. Zoom Events wants $26,490 annually for 3,000 attendees—before add-ons. Your CFO calls asking why you need “Contact Sales” pricing for 5,000+. Your legal team flags data residency concerns for international participants. Suddenly, choosing the […]
Zoom Webinar Pricing 2025: Full Breakdown & Convay’s 20% Cheaper Alternative
Planning large-scale webinars in 2025? Zoom’s pricing structure has become increasingly complex—and expensive. For organizations hosting regular events with 500+ attendees, understanding the true cost is critical for budget planning. This comprehensive guide breaks down Zoom’s webinar pricing across all tiers, reveals hidden costs that can add 30-40% to your annual spend, and introduces Convay—a […]
How to Customize your Convay profile
👤 Customize your profile Your profile is the face of you inside Convay. A few quick tweaks make it easier for teammates and guests to recognize you in meetings, find you in search, and trust the invites that land in their calendars. Think of this page as your “set it once, benefit every day” checklist. […]
On-Premise vs Cloud Video Conferencing for Government
Introduction If auditors asked tomorrow where your video recordings live, who holds the encryption keys, and how you prove data never left national boundaries—could you answer in 10 minutes with documentation? A state IT Director faced exactly this question during a surprise CJIS compliance audit. Their video conferencing platform was “secure” according to marketing materials. […]
Video Conferencing for Remote Government Workforce: 2026 Complete Guide
Introduction Your agency went hybrid two years ago. Staff work from home three days a week. Board meetings happen over video. Public hearings stream live. Case workers meet clients remotely. Then your auditors asked: “Where do your video recordings actually live? Who can access them? How do you know a contractor’s personal laptop meets security […]
Secure Video Conferencing for Financial Institutions: Complete Compliance and Security Guide
Introduction The compliance officer at a wealth management firm was conducting routine review of video call recordings when she noticed something that made her blood run cold. During a client portfolio review, the financial advisor had screen-shared sensitive account information—but the recording clearly showed someone else in the room behind the advisor, photographing the screen […]
How to Prevent Data Breaches in Online Meetings: Your Complete Security Guide
A senior partner at a law firm called me last month, his voice tight with stress. “We just discovered,” he said, “that recordings of our client strategy sessions from the past six months were accessible to anyone with the meeting link. Anyone. For six months.” The breach happened because someone shared a meeting link on […]
Data Localization vs Data Sovereignty: Key Differences Explained
A multinational bank’s compliance officer called me in a panic. “We just passed our data localization audit,” she said. “All our data is stored in-country, exactly as the law requires. But now our legal team says we still don’t have data sovereignty. What’s the difference? Aren’t they the same thing?” Six months earlier, this bank […]
Best Video Conferencing Solutions for Government 2025: Complete Comparison Guide
Introduction Finding the best government video conferencing solutions for 2025 is critical for federal agencies balancing security, compliance, and cost. The CTO of a cabinet-level federal agency faced a decision that would affect 15,000 employees: selecting the agency’s enterprise video conferencing platform. “We spent six months evaluating every major solution,” he told me. “We needed […]